Outpatient Physical Therapist

Responsibilities:

• Performance of evaluations in a thorough and timely manner in accordance with established departmental and professional standards and procedures resulting in clinically accurate Physical Therapy diagnoses.
• Collects pertinent patient historical information.
• Selects and administers appropriate diagnostic and functional ability tests.
• Analyzes and interprets the results.
• Performance and implementation of Physical Therapy programs for patients in a thorough and timely manner in accordance with established departmental and professional standards and procedures.
• Develops functional, realistic achievable long term goals that reflect the patients potential and interest.
• Develops measurable short term goals and revises and upgrades them as patient progresses through treatment.
• Provides treatment consistent with patients skills and modifies treatment to attain goals.
• Utilizes purposeful therapeutic exercises and modalities for preventing, correcting and/or minimizing disabling effects.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy • Recognizes needs and behaviors of specific age groups of patients treated.
• Good communication skills.
• Competent in application of a variety of modalities and therapeutic techniques.
• Eligible for licensure to practice in Illinois • 0-3 Credential for Peds.